A MOTHER-OF-TWO has talked of her pain and grief following the death of her boyfriend just four weeks after the birth of their second child.

Ami Skellon-Rowlands, who lives at Wybunbury, paid tribute to 25-year-old Andrew Buckingham, who was killed after a road traffic smash on his way home from work in Crewe on Wednesday.

Mr Buckingham, also from Wybun-bury, had worked as a welder in the production department of CHK Engineering PLC for the past 12 months.

He was riding a white Kawasaki ZX motorbike along Pym's Lane in the direction of Nantwich when he was involved in a collision with a blue Volkswagen Polo being driven by a 21-year-old woman from Crewe.

The accident happened at 5.36pm, 140 metres west of the road's junction with Sunnybank Road, close to the entrance of CHK.

Miss Skellon-Rowlands said: 'An-drew has been taken from us in the prime of his life. All of the family are devastated by this enormous loss and we are feeling a deep sense of grief and

shock.

'We have two beautiful children, one aged three and we have just had a baby who is four weeks old. Andrew was a devoted father with all of his life to look forward to, but now sadly he will not see his children grow up. He will be greatly missed by his family and his friends.'

Greg Pointon, manufacturing director at CHK, said everyone at the firm was 'extremely saddened' by the accident.

He added: 'Drew, as he liked to be known, was a friendly, reliable and hard working young man. He was popular with his colleagues and will be greatly missed by us all.

'We send our sympathy to his family and to the young woman who was also involved in this awful tragedy.'

PC Peter Benningwood, who is investigating the collision, said: 'We are very interested in hearing from any witnesses who may have seen the collision.'